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Topic: Kerala

Monsoons expected to arrive 5 days later, hit Kerala on June 6, says IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a late onset of monsoon, which normally hits Kerala on June 1 and marks the start of the four-month rainy season.

US-China trade tensions may limit investor interest in Masala bonds even after Kerala sale

Kerala is the first local government to sell an offshore rupee-denominated bond & will list Rs 21.5 billion of Masala bonds on the London Stock Exchange Friday.

BJP-ruled constituencies fare worst on all maternal health indicators, study shows

Northern states like UP and Bihar have the highest concentration of women suffering from anemia, a known cause of maternal deaths.

Chief of Muslim educational group in Kerala receives death threats over face veil ban

The Muslim Educational Society (MES) had imposed a ban on veils covering women's faces stating it was a new trend and was not in practice in the state earlier.

Kerala candidates hit Lok Sabha campaign trail again, to clean up the mess they made

Now that all of Kerala’s 20 Lok Sabha seats have voted, a few candidates are leading campaigns to remove the deluge of promotional material.

Support for Sabarimala protests will win BJP 3 of Kerala’s 20 seats, says Pandalam royal

BJP, which has never won a Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, has been using Sabarimala as a poll plank in constituencies that served as hotbed of the agitation.

The fight in this Kerala seat is over political murders, not jobs or development

CPM candidate for Vadakara is P. Jayarajan, accused in 2 political murders and believed to behind Left's violence in the region. This has put off even the Left's most ardent supporters.

Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad actually has more links to Ramayana than Amit Shah’s ‘Pakistan’

So entrenched is Wayanad with the Ramayana — a result of an oral tradition rendered by the district's tribals — that 30 places are named after the epic.

Wayanad is angry about Amit Shah’s ‘Pakistan’ jibe, but NDA candidate isn’t worried

Local residents are furious after BJP chief Amit Shah compares Wayanad to Pakistan over green flags at Rahul Gandhi’s rally. Analysts say Shah's remark will help BJP beyond Kerala.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.